The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-07-27


the fortress Of lIaIeIburg The appeals
x - referred 70 H=-5erc Bismarck The
ezr.v release Of -de irl Imprisoned men Is ez-
pec,e5
The -OHci4I Gazette" OF the Re,chstag
publishes an etic5 which requires that
after the close OF The present year the use
O.. rae French language II judicial plead
i1z= shall 7e suppressed. The edjct also
provides that the Use q French n judicial
documents shall De suppressed a. the close
Of the wear 1855 The e5ict applies g
Metz and other tribunals Of commerce
The Egyptian Convention.
s-oysrAzrryoPLE July Isth.-The Sultan,
through Herr Won Rad0witz the German
Eubassat0r and By direct messenger,
tried 10 persuade Il. Drunm0nd Wolf. The
British Consul 20 postpone his departure
from ConsrantinopLe- In his latest dis
patch Lord Salisbury refused 20 modify
the Egyptian Convention. There are ru-
uOrs Of coming changes IN the Ministry
Eiamu Pasha. Grand Vizier, has re-
signed. His resignation Is in consequence
Of a violent article published IL the
Mizam, - attacking the Grand Fizier. the
Cabinet and the whole Administration
which was inspired by the Sultan in order
To excite public Indignation against them,
and thus cover his own responsibility III
connection with the Egyptian Convention.
LoxDoS, Jrly 1sth.-A blue book has
b9en published, giving the particulars Of
the Egyptian mission of sir Henry Drum
-L-- -.
Convention. The dispatches show that
the Italian and Austrian representatives at
Constautinople cordially assisted the Brit
i-h Commissioner throughout, and that
Lord Salisbury thanked both Governments
for their friendly services. The French
ambassador, 1t appears, protested that
France could II no way take part in the
NeIidof, the Russian En-
ha-sador, informed the representative of
Great Britain a. an early stage Of the ne
cotiations that Russia's policy as regarded
Egypt was 10 maintain the SuItan's sOyer-
eighty and prevent it being infrInged.
Russia regarded the statu quo with less
than the convention scheme.
Lord Salisbury IN his dispatches to the
sultan efFusively thanked him for approx
ing the convention, which he said would
powerfully uphold the integrity OF the
Turkish Empire. The text of the conven-
ton agrees with the forecasts.
Miscellaneous.
A Washington dispatch Of July 18th
avs Assistant Secretary OF State Carter
saws the United States would have diff
-ulty in preventing England or Germany
from establishing a protectorate over Ha-
vail, if others should attempt to do so.
He said further: We can never afford 10
zee any other country obtain an over
influence in Hawaiian affairs.
md, if necessary to prevent it, We should
20 10 war There is no use Of having
navy unless We can have coaling stations, /
md as coal has been declared q contra /
]and of war our vessels would ba abso- [
utely worthless unless we could obtain
upplies. Honolulu Is of more Importance /
han Malta or Cyprus to Great Britain"
The Canadian Government will send a
commission to Asia for the purpose Of (
,r0moting the trade Of Canada with China .
nj japan. AL the efforts Of the present /
Dominion u extend Canada'- foreign
rade have been utterly barren OF results. .
-he foreign trade is still on the decline,
nd II l. said that 1t will be impossible 70 .
yt-nd Canada foreign trade on profit
be basis till the Dominion obtains the
fzht 70 negotiate commercial treaties On .
.ur account.
The Chamber Of Deputies at Paris, July
3Ch, passed the bill relating 70 direct
axes. The Chamber then proceeded TO
iscuss the experimental mobilizing bill.
'asagnac attacked the measure on the
round that experiment would be useless.
reneraI Ferron. Minister of War. IN de-
ending the bill. explained that only 10000
zen would be employed in the experiment.
he bill passed by vote Of 329 against
IS.
A Berlin correspondent of the Daily
Jews" says: Emperor William and the
Ear will meet in September, near Dantzig.
n the occasion of the German army man
.uvres. The Cologne Gazette" and other
authorities affirm that the Reich Bank in
ends to restrict loans on Russian securi-
es; also that Russia is treating with a
rench house for a gold loan OF 820, 600, 900
The Congregation of the Propaganda is
waiting the report of the meeting Of (
even American Bishops, presided over
v Cardinal Gibbons. before pronouncing
nally whether the Vatican approves or
the Knights of Labor.
\ st. Johns y. B, special of July 18th
.ys: Information from points along the
rench shore indicate that & misunder-
anding exists between the French and I
ewfoundland fishermen. The French {
arship Dacree has driven the Newfound- 3
nd fishermen from a certain point on the :
,ast. At Point Bayonet the French are
lcroaching upon fishing grounds hitherto
ed by English fishermen.
Canadian Pacific officials say the com
any has contracted to carry carloads of
wool from Victoria, B. c., to
oston and other points on the Atlantic :
aboard This wool was, until this season. 1
ought in vessels to American ports on )
e Pacific and shipped over the Northern .
lciic Railroad TO Boston and other y
,iuts z
Archbishop Walsh, Of Dublin, Is en- =
avoring to induce the Government to
spend further evictions in Ireland until =,
c land bill is passed in Parliament He L
guests that conference on the subject I
held by the leaders of the various par
A dispatch from Bombay OF July Is says
VS. from native sources has been re- u
we'd to the effect that a battle between h
2 troops OF the Amer Of Afghanistan II